Bagotville vs Dungarubba
Dungarubba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 50 in Bagotville. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Bagotville, most households are people living alone. In Dungarubba, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bagotville tends to suit older residents, while Dungarubba suits couples.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Dungarubba
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 30%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 65%)
- But Bagotville carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 80/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Dungarubba
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 36%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Dungarubba
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $450/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 26%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Dungarubba
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (704.1 km vs 709.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bagotville
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 6%)
- carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 80/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bagotville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (22.4% vs -11.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bagotville and Dungarubba drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Bagotville rents higher ($450/wk vs $250/wk); Bagotville skews older (50 vs 37).
| Bagotville | Dungarubba | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 60 +13% vs other | 52 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +22.4% | -11.9% |
| Median age | 50 | 37 |
| Median household income | $90,948/yr +7% vs other | $84,448/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $450/wk +44% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).
Property market
| Bagotville | Dungarubba | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $915,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $435,000 |
Zoning mix
Dungarubba has more rural and farming land (87% vs 41%); Bagotville has more land zoned for conservation (32% vs 13%).
| Bagotville | Dungarubba | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 41% | 87% |
| Environmental | 32% | 13% |
| Other and special use | 28% | 0% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Bagotville | Dungarubba | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 238 across Ballina | 138 across Lismore |
| Approvals change year on year | +210% | +0% |
Ranking within NSW
| Bagotville | Dungarubba | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 44% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 63% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 68% of NSW | Higher than 58% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 57% of NSW |
Liveability
| Bagotville | Dungarubba | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Dungarubba carries more crime risk (80 vs 51); Bagotville carries more bushfire risk (68 vs 58).
| Bagotville | Dungarubba | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 68/100 | Moderate 58/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 51/100 | High 80/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Bagotville | Dungarubba | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Bagotville | Dungarubba | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 2 |
Mobility
Bagotville sits further from the CBD (709.6 km vs 704.1 km).
| Bagotville | Dungarubba | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 709.6 km | 704.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 460 min | 456 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 2477 | 0.6% postcode 2480 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 75 postcode 2477 | 69 postcode 2480 |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.6%).
Setting
| Bagotville | Dungarubba | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 61 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 6.7 km | 9.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bagotville | Dungarubba | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 26 premises | 0% 23 premises |
Council rates
| Bagotville | Dungarubba | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,264/yr | $1,487/yr |
| Council | Ballina | Lismore |
Federal electorate
| Bagotville | Dungarubba | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bagotville | Dungarubba | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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